Elections in Maharashtra , a state in India, are conducted in accordance with the Constitution of India. The Assembly of Maharashtra creates laws regarding the conduct of local body elections unilaterally while any changes by the state legislature to the conduct of state level elections need to be approved by the Parliament of India. In addition, the state legislature may be dismissed by the Parliament according to Article 356 [1] of the Indian Constitution and President's rule may be imposed.
| Political Party | Election Symbol | Political Position [ citation needed ] | Seats in Legislative Assembly |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) |  | Right-wing | 132 / 288 |
| Shiv Sena |  | Right-wing to far-right | 57 / 288 |
| Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) |  | Centre | 41 / 288 |
| Indian National Congress (INC) |  | Centre to centre-left | 16 / 288 |
| Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) (SS(UBT)) |  | Right-wing | 20 / 288 |
| Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) (NCP(SP)) |  | Centre | 10 / 288 |
| Samajwadi Party (SP) |  | Centre to left-wing | 2 / 288 |
| Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) |  | Ultra-right | 1 / 288 |
| Peasants and Workers Party of India | Left-wing | 1 / 288 | |
| Communist Party of India (CPI) |  | Left-wing | 1 / 288 |
| All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen |  | Ultra-right | 1 / 288 |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) |  | Left-wing | 1 / 288 |
| Republican Party of India |  | Centre | 0 / 288 |
The 1951 and 1957 election are results from Bombay State which has sizable portions of Gujarat in it, but Marathwada and Vidarbha were not included. Maharashtra State was formed on 1 May 1960. [2] [3] [4]
| Lok Sabha | Election Year | 1st Party | 2nd Party | 3rd Party | 4th Party | Others | Total Seats | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Lok Sabha | 1951-52 | INC 40 | PWPI 1 | SCF 1 | Independents 3 | 45 | |||||
| 2nd Lok Sabha | 1957 | INC 38 | SCF 5 | PSP 5 | PWPI 4 | CPI 4,BJS 2,MJP 2,PSP 2 ,SMS 2,Independents 2 | 66 | ||||
| Lok Sabha | Election Year | 1st Party | 2nd Party | 3rd Party | 4th Party | Others | Total Seats | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd Lok Sabha | 1962 | INC 41 | PSP 1 | IND 2 | 44 | ||||||
| 4th Lok Sabha | 1967 | INC 37 | CPI 2 | SSP 2 | PSP 1 | IND 2,PWPI 1 | 45 | ||||
| 5th Lok Sabha | 1971 | INC 42 | RPI 1 | AIFB 1 | PSP 1 | 45 | |||||
| 6th Lok Sabha | 1977 | INC 20 | JP 19 | PWPI 5 | CPI(M) 3 | RPI 1 | 48 | ||||
| 7th Lok Sabha | 1980 | INC 39 | JP 8 | INC(U) 1 | 48 | ||||||
| 8th Lok Sabha | 1984 | INC 43 | JP 1 | PWPI 1 | INC(S) 1 | IND 2 | 48 | ||||
| 9th Lok Sabha | 1989 | INC 28 | BJP 10 | JD 5 | SS 1 | IND 3, CPI 1 | 48 | ||||
| 10th Lok Sabha | 1991 | INC 38 | BJP 5 | SS 4 | CPI(M) 1 | 48 | |||||
| 11th Lok Sabha | 1996 | BJP 18 | INC 15 | SS 15 | 48 | ||||||
| 12th Lok Sabha | 1998 | INC 33 | SS 6 | BJP 4 | RPI 4 | PWPI 1 | 48 | ||||
| 13th Lok Sabha | 1999 | SS 15 | BJP 13 | INC 10 | NCP 6 | PWPI 1,BBM 1, JD(S) 1, IND 1 | 48 | ||||
| 14th Lok Sabha | 2004 | INC 13 | BJP 13 | SS 12 | NCP 9 | RPI(A) 1 | 48 | ||||
| 15th Lok Sabha | 2009 | INC 17 | SS 11 | BJP 9 | NCP 8 | SWP 1, BVA 1, IND 1 | 48 | ||||
| 16th Lok Sabha | 2014 | BJP 23 | SS 18 | NCP 4 | INC 02 | SWP 1 | 48 | ||||
| 17th Lok Sabha | 2019 | BJP 23 | SS 18 | NCP 4 | INC 1 | AIMIM 1,IND 1 | 48 | ||||
| 18th Lok Sabha | 2024 | INC 13 | BJP 9 | NCP(SP) 8 | SS(UBT) 9 | SHS 7, NCP 1, IND 1 | 48 | ||||
